Content for ESP8266

Alexa BBQ/Kitchen Thermometer with IoT Arduino and e-Paper

“”Alexa, ask my thermometer to make yogurt.” No fiddling with thermometer settings, Alexa can do it for you. Why did I make this? My wife and I make cheese and yogurt at home. Both require multiple steps, a thermometer, and …

ESP - Remote Ambiance Notifier

“The prototype is based on the popular IOT chip ESP8266. ESP8266 This is a low-cost Wi-Fi microchip with full TCP/IP stack and microcontroller capability produced by Shanghai-based Chinese manufacturer, Espressif Systems. - Processor: L106 32-bit RISC microprocessor core based on …

ESP8266: Monitoring Power Consumption

“In this post I’m going to show you how you can monitor the power consumption of your battery driven (ESP8266/ ESP32) device. Measuring the power consumption over a full activity/ sleep cycle is the precondition to optimize your code …

PC-XT Emulator on a ESP8266

“Can you run a 8086 PC-XT emulation with 640K RAM, 80×25 CGA composite video and a 1.44MB MS-DOS disk on a ESP12E without additional components? Yes, you can and I did. The CPU emulator is a …

Get started with IoT: How to build a DIY Blynk Board

“The SparkFun Blynk Board is based on the ESP8266 and comes with 10+ preloaded projects. This tutorial is for those with some DIY hardware experience, though advanced beginners may find it a fun challenge. Also, experienced users might find it …

PacketMonitor

“Did you ever wonder how many data packets are flying around you right now?! This little project tells you how many Wi-Fi packets are sent every second and on which channel. It’s not limited to one network, it scans …

Power Peacefair Pzem 004 + ESP8266 & Arduino Nano

“For some time I wanted to buy a single-phase electricity consumption meter, a few months ago I got Peacefair Reference PZEM-004 meter, its price seemed affordable, it has the advantages of being a non-invasive meter in the electrical circuit …

Tiny ESP8266 Dash-Button (Re-Configurable)

“This is a tiny ESP8266 based dash-button. It stays in deep sleep, once you press the button it performs a GET request to the specified URL and if configured also passes the supply voltage as a variable. The best part …

WiFi to IR interface

“Once again a project realized in the B&B during my free time, far from home. The circuit described here will be capable to drive almost any device that currently uses an IR remote control, by means of WiFi connection …

Arduino Washer Dryer Alert - Push Notification To Phone With Blynk

“Our washing machine is in the garage and we can’t hear the beeps to indicate that the wash is complete. I wanted to find a way to get notified, wherever we are in the house, when the cycle was …